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50,000 wrong decisions! LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fist of Lehmann
And yet somehow still not as wrong as your face.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Fist of Lehmann
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news...cle866960.htmlQuote:
Arsenal will scrap their wage cap in a bid to keep their best players and attract stellar signings.
The current limit is about £100,000 a week.
But amid the fall-out from their *disastrous 4-0 Champions League defeat at AC Milan there is an acceptance among the Gunners hierarchy that there must be a major change of direction.
The board believe there are *extensive funds available for *manager Arsene Wenger’s transfer *targets.
But Arsenal have found to their cost in recent times that the lure of sky-high wages offered by the likes of Manchester City can tempt *talented young players to leave. Last summer, they lost France *midfielder Samir Nasri to City where he is earning a *reported £200,000 a week.
Old school Arsenal had no chance of matching that and so Nasri left.
Now Wenger is to be given the green light to spend big – and pay big. The first *beneficiary of any new policy is set to be in-form striker Robin van Persie.
The Dutch star has one year left on his current deal and Wenger should now be able to offer him the chance to almost double his wages as well as push for transfer targets like Edin *Hazard of Lille and Mario Goetze of Borussia Dortmund in the summer. The club’s finances have never been healthier and there is a sizeable war chest at Wenger’s disposal.
But wages have always been a stumbling block and that barrier is now set to be dismantled.
The ‘cash is king’ approach has been evident in recent years – first at Chelsea, then at Manchester City and more *recently at Paris St Germain who have been spending *fortunes on transfer fees and salaries under former Chelsea *manager Carlo *Ancelotti.
And at PSG, the myth has been blown apart about *participation in Champions League football being *essential to attract the best.
Now, at last, Arsenal are set to join to the big league. Their current wage bill is among the highest in the country but that is because Wenger insists that all squad players earn comparable sums.
But because of the wage limits, he has not been able to pay the £150,000 a-week plus deals on offer at other clubs.
He competed with Manchester United for Phil Jones, Ashley Young and Chris Smalling.
But the pay on offer at Old Trafford was a major factor in the trio going to join Sir Alex Ferguson’s young squad.
Without the wage restrictions, Wenger will at least be able to *compete on a level playing field with the other big hitters after seasons of bargain hunting during the transfer windows.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...-the-club.htmlQuote:
The club captain and talisman is out of contract next year and has so far refused to publicly discuss his long-term future, but the indications are that he is now prepared to hold provisional talks with the Arsenal hierarchy.
It remains unlikely that any deal will be finalised before the end of the season — and there is clarity over Arsenal’s Champions League status — but Van Persie’s willingness to listen would still be an extremely positive step forward for the club.
It is understood that Arsenal are considering an offer whereby Van Persie would be paid a substantial ‘renewal’ fee in addition to significantly improved terms on a salary that is currently around £80,000 a week.
Van Persie will be aware that other players of comparable world-class quality are on around double that wage, with Arsenal considering a rise that would take him beyond £100,000 a week.
Arsenal have around £55 million available to invest in the squad and must balance the desire to renew Van Persie’s contract with having funds to spend this summer on new players.
Wenger’s budget includes player wages, creating a quandary over how much money is directed towards the renewal of contracts.
Even if Van Persie does not accept the likely offer from Arsenal of a four-year contract, his departure this summer is not a foregone conclusion.
Arsenal seriously considered holding Samir Nasri to his contract last summer and, if the same scenario arises with Van Persie, there will be a strong argument to keep him for another season even if he could then leave for nothing in the summer of 2013.
Van Persie is the Premier League leading goalscorer and, at such a pivotal moment in Arsenal’s history, is clearly of greater short-term importance than Nasri.
With Van Persie turning 29 in August, there is also no guarantee that leading European clubs will be prepared to pay a transfer fee in excess of £20 million.
A significant squad overhaul is under consideration this summer, however, with Andrei Arshavin, Tomas Rosicky and Theo Walcott all in the final 18 months of their contracts.
The expectation is that talks will also be held with representatives of both Walcott and Rosicky over the next month, with Dick Law, the club’s lead negotiator, now focusing on existing player contracts following the closure of the January transfer window.
Rosicky is expected to agree a one-year contract but, as with Van Persie, the situation with Walcott is unlikely to be resolved until Arsenal’s season has ended.
Preliminary talks have been held between Arsenal and Walcott but no formal offer has been made.
Arshavin appears unlikely to be offered a new contract and, although Anzhi Makhachkala are expected to launch a fresh bid ahead of the closure of the Russian transfer window on Friday, he is likely to stay at Arsenal until at least the end of the season.
Others who could depart on loan before the end of the season include Lukas Fabianski and Ju Young Park.
Arsenal’s strategy in relation to player contracts is likely to be addressed at a board meeting this Thursday that will be attended by Wenger and the club’s majority owner Stan Kroenke.
Arsenal do still have the fourth highest wage bill in the Premier League but there is an argument there should be a larger gap between their stars, such as Van Persie, and more average squad players.
The short-term focus, though, is Sunday’s north London derby against Tottenham and staying ahead of Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle in the battle to finish fourth.
Arsenal have been boosted by the news that Laurent Koscielny and Kieran Gibbs should return in defence.
There is also the hope that Jack Wilshere and Abou Diaby will still play a part in the run-in to the season.
Time to suck RVP dick AW give him what the feck he wants
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Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu says the club will not 'enter the madness market' this summer in pursuit of fresh faces.
It has been reported that the Catalan giants will once again look to add world-class talent to their ranks when the window re-opens.
Moves for Tottenham winger Gareth Bale and Arsenal striker Robin van Persie have been mooted, with Barca known to be admirers of both.
Bartomeu is prepared to admit that the North London rivals would be welcome additions to the Camp Nou ranks, but insists they have no plans to make a move.
He is aware that sizeable fees would be required to lure Bale and Van Persie away from their current employers, and he claims Barca are not prepared to spend that kind of money.
Common sense
"Those players are very good, but we always need common sense in any negotiations," said Bartomeu.
"We will not enter the madness market because it is impossible for Barcelona to pay 40 or 50million Euros (£33-42m) for any player.
"This is a decision of the club.
"We can't fight against every club. But we have an advantage in that players want to come and play for Barcelona."
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http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...break-the-bank
Imagine that in contract negotiations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Arsenal: We'll give you £10k a week and Arshavin's parking spot.
RVP: £150k a week and Wenger sucking me off.
Arsenal: £11k a week, Arshavin's parking spot + a lifetime supply of horse placenta.
RVP: £120k a week, all the ganj in Song's house and Wenger sucking me off.
Arsenal: £120k a wekk, all the ganj in Song's house, Arshavin's parking spot, a lifetime supply of horse placenta but no sucking off.
RVP: Deal.
Arsenal: Great. The paperwork will be done soon and you'll get your new contract in 10-12 weeks. In the meantime don't talk to Man City pls kthxbai.
That's probably exactly how it'll go. I should write screenplays tbh.
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Originally Posted by Syn
Barca start the tapping up already what an alwful club.Quote:
Cesc Fabregas has revealed that he has no plans to try and tempt Robin van Persie to join him at Barcelona but thinks his own fight to leave Arsenal was worthwhile.
The Blaugrana midfielder is enjoying life back at the Catalan club where he started before moving to London aged 16 and has been linked with helping his former clubmate join him.
Instead, Fabregas states that while he does speak regularly to Van Persie he has no intention of swaying his decision when the Dutchman has to choose whether to renew his contract at the Emirates Stadium.
Sacrifice
"I talk to him but not about Barca," Fabregas told El Mundo Deportivo.
"He is an Arsenal player and he knows what is best for him. I only wish the best of luck for him before he makes whatever decision he will make."
Fabregas was reported to have given up around €5million (£4.2m) in wages to force a move back to Barcelona and he thinks that any sacrifices were valid.
"Everything that I did to come here and all the help that I received from Barca, from the coach, the president and my team-mates has been worth the effort," added Fabregas.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...mpt-Van-Persie